muntjac
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of muntjac
First recorded in 1790–1800; from Dutch or directly from Sundanese mənyčək “a kind of chevrotain”; the reason for subsequent application to this deer is uncertain
Example Sentences
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There are currently six deer species in Britain – red, sika, fallow, roe, muntjac and Chinese water - but only red and roe are "truly indigenous", according to the British Deer Society.
From BBC
Three other Asiatic species - sika, Chinese water deer and muntjac - all arrived in the late 19th Century.
From BBC
He said it helped control numbers of the deer, including muntjac and Chinese water deer, which he said were at an "all-time high".
From BBC
It was not a kangaroo but a muntjac, a small Asian deer with sharp teeth and a loping gait.
From Washington Post
The deer, of the muntjac variety found in the New Forest, had apparently been carried three miles across the strait by the tide, to end up off Princes Green, Cowes, on the Isle of Wight.
From BBC
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